Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Brevard County Political Hob Nob October 17

MELBOURNE, Florida -- The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber, Titusville Area Chamber & The Greater Palm Bay Chamber will host an old fashioned American tradition – a Political Hob Nob.

The event will be on Wednesday, October 17th, 6pm to 9pm, located at Florida Today, 1 Gannett Plaza, Melbourne. Admission is $10. Organizers say that the HobNob promotes interaction and discussion between voters and candidates and gives each a chance to voice their opinions and ideas.

The HobNob is open to all qualified candidates in any party (or with no party affiliation as well as non-partisan races) for any race in Brevard County. Candidates may reserve a table through the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber’s website, www.cocoabeachchamber.com.

A straw poll ballot, courtesy of Brevard County Elections, will open at 6 p.m. Candidates who are table exhibitors will give a brief “commercial” on their candidacy, which will be scheduled between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. The results of the straw vote will be announced at the end of the evening.

Reservations to attend the event can be made online at www.cocoabeachchamber.com for a cost of $10 per person, which includes light refreshments and a cash bar – beer and wine). Each attendee will get one straw poll vote.